We do blog discussions about 9/11.
2 planes crashed into each World Trade Center building...and in the end, made both collapse. One plane crashed into the pentagon.
1947-home place for the Jews
Turkey controlled a lot of the middle east until 1918. British took it over, but we had some part in it.
1) US/ West support of Israel
2) Christian, Jewish vs Islam
3) US Troops in Saudi Arabia-1990-Iraq invaded Kuwait-Jihad (gee-had)-"Holy war"
4) Keep US culture out
5) attack US
-business
-military
-political
-institutions
6) British don't like control the West has in Middle east
Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan-they became big arch enimies
We sent money and weapons to Mujahaeden (Mu-jah-hay-dean) Mujahaeden turned into Al-Qaeda and the Taliban (tal-ee-bon)
In 1990 Iraq invades Kumwait
Patriot Act was passed--as time went on everyone started complaining about restrictions and rules
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